[PhiKapMom]

This picture is worth a 1000 words. Cannot imagine what it must be like for some of these people to be voting for the first time in 50 years. God Bless the brave people of Iraq and our military who are defending their right to a free election.

[TexKat]

Iraqi immigrant Marwa Sadik from Seattle celebrates before casting her vote in Iraq's election at the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. The Independent Iraqi Electoral Commission is allowing Iraqi immigrants living in 14 countries to vote by absentee ballot. Overseas voting continues through Sunday, which is Election Day in Iraq itself. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Members of the Assyrian Democratic Movement celebrate after casting their votes in Iraq's election at the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. The Independent Iraqi Electoral Commission is allowing Iraqi immigrants living in 14 countries to vote by absentee ballot. Overseas voting continues through Sunday, which is Election Day in Iraq itself. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Iraqi Kurds immigrants Hassen Ali, left, and Shaaban Abdullah, right, both from San Diego, Calif. celebrate after casting their vote in Iraq's election at the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. The Independent Iraqi Electoral Commission is allowing Iraqi immigrants living in 14 countries to vote by absentee ballot. Overseas voting continues through Sunday, which is Election Day in Iraq itself. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)